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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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